Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing vector-borne diseases in the world. City dwellers and those who travel regularly are at high risk of contracting the disease. Yet there is a little awareness of the issue among either patients or doctors.

Lyme Disease: medical myopia and the hidden global pandemic - a guide to navigating the labyrinth of diagnosis and treatment aims to change that. Based on years of diagnosing and treating this growing problem in NY City, Dr Raxlen, together with ‘expert patient’ Allie Cashel and a team of international contributors, provides a road map for individuals who suspect they have been infected and are lost in the ‘medical maze’ of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, searching for a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

He explores systems and treatments, the healing system, history, and case studies from countries around the world. By highlighting the difficulties sufferers face, Raxlen et al aim to increase understanding of the Lyme epidemic worldwide and how sufferers can obtain reliable and effective diagnosis and treatment.